Self Help Strategies for Hip Pain

FREE self-help strategies for hip pain, groin, pelvic and buttock pain 

We’ve gathered together a wealth of self help strategies for hip pain from a wide range of topics that we have covered in our blogs. Hip Pain Help and our Hip Pain Professionals understand the challenges people with hip pain face. We are experienced health professionals who help those with hip pain in our clinics every day. We’ve written information for you that has been helpful for our patients suffering with hip pain, so we hope it helps you too!

As you browse through the self hip strategies for hip pain articles below, you will find information on:

  • how standing posture effects hip pain and how to modify your posture for pain relief
  • tips on dealing with hip, pelvic and coccyx pain in sitting, including best cushions for different conditions
  • how you can modify walking and running technique to reduce hip pain
  • how you can modify common gym exercises to avoid aggravation of your hip pain
  • stretching for hip, groin and buttock pain – is it such a good idea?
  • dealing with hip pain that stops you sleeping
  • addressing dietary factors that might influence your tendon pain
  • managing pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
  • knowing when to keep exercising with hip pain and when to rest

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hip pain and yoga
Why Does Yoga Hurt My Hips?

This blog will look at 3 key reasons why yoga hurts your hips and what to do about it and 3 popular yoga poses that aggravate hip pain

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Hip Flexor Pain: Squats-Sitting-Walking-Running-Cycling

Many of you experience “hip flexor pain”. Your hip flexor pain might be felt with squatting, sitting, walking, running, climbing stairs, or cycling to name just a few activities people struggle with.

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treatment for acetabular dysplasia
What is the Treatment for Acetabular Dysplasia? Getting Help.

Acetabular dysplasia in the hips, (or developmental dysplasia) refers to an underdeveloped hip socket on the pelvis. Learn about options in the treatment for acetabular dysplasia (or developmental dysplasia): from conservative (such as physio) to surgical interventions.

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Best Treatments for Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy
Best Treatment for Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Education and Exercise and the starting point for best treatment of proximal hamstring tendinopathy. Learn about injections, shockwave & surgery and their role in this condition.

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Treatment Options: Understanding What They Are.

Our Hip Pain Professional community, is made up of different professionals who offer treatment options specific to their profession. Knowing what to do, where to start and which treatment avenue to begin with is extremely difficult.

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Understanding the Hip Joint Anatomy and Hip Joint Related Pain

This week we examine how pain might occur in the hip joint and what the general structures are around the hip and pelvis that may be involved in pain.

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The Hip Abductor Muscles, Trochanteric Bursa and Lateral (Outside) Hip Pain

What options for treatment for hip osteoarthritis are available out there, and what does the current research evidence demonstrate about these options

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growing pains around the hip and pelvis, apophysitis, avulsion fracture
What are Growing Pains around the Hip & Pelvis: Apophysitis and Avulsion Fracture: And Why

What are growing pains? Might there be apophysitis or an avulsion fracture? Learn what these terms mean, usual symptoms and causes.

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Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome symptoms
Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Symptoms? Do I Have It?

Understand the causes of femeroacetabular impingement (syndrome) – what changes and symptoms occur in the hip and how might they occur

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sway posture: standing posture and load across the hip and back
Sway Posture: Standing Posture & Load Across the Hip and Back

Understand what is sway posture, how can this be involved with hip and back pain, and can you improve your standing posture if you have “sway posture”.

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How can a Health Professional Help?
How Will A Health Professional Help Me?

This week we look at how a Hip Pain Professional can help you, and inform you about important considerations with your treatment options.

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The Pelvic Floor and Pelvic Floor Pain Vaginismus, Hypertonic pelvic Floor, Coccydynia
The Pelvic Floor and Pelvic Floor Pain (Vaginismus, Hypertonic pelvic Floor, Coccydynia)

Pelvic Floor Pain, includes Vaginismus, Hypertonic pelvic Floor, and Coccydynia. Learn about the pelvic floor, pain and ways to help.

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How To Find The Right Hip Pain Professional?
How Do I Find The Right Hip Pain Professional?

Hip Pain Help is an easy to use platform where you can search the Hip Pain Professionals near you.  Easily find out what type of professional they are, what their experience is, what they offer, and if they are the right fit for what you are looking for

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can my lower back pain radiate into my hip or pelvis (sciatica)
Can My Lower Back Pain Radiate to the Hip or Pelvis: Sciatica, Referred Pain, Radicular Pain

Lower back pain can radiate to the hip and pelvis. This may be as radicular pain from the back, or referred pain from the back. Learn more.

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Top Tips for Hip Pain Relief when Sitting, Socialising or Travelling
Top Tips for Hip Pain Relief Sitting, when Socialising or Travelling

Here, we discuss some simple strategies to reduce hip pain sitting, when socialising and travelling.

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Sharp Pain in the hip - symptoms and common causes
Sharp pain in the hip: symptoms and common causes

Do you experience sudden sharp hip pain that comes and goes? It might be related to particular movements or even occur when you are just sitting still!

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treatment for growing pains in adolescents, treatment for apophysitis, treatment for avulsion fracture
Treatment for Growing Pains in Adolescents: Treatment for apophysitis & treatment for avulsion fracture?

Related to the hip and pelvis, what is the treatment for growing pains, specifically treatment for apophysitis and treatment for avulsion fracture

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pain over the side of the hip nerve related wide
Can Pain Over The Side of The Hip (and/or Pelvis) Be Nerve Related

Pain over the side of the hip (and / or) pelvis can be due to smal nerves that run through the area including the iliohypogastric nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and cluneal nerves – learn more

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coccydynia pain or tailbone pain
Coccydynia Pain and The Sacrococcygeal Joint – Tailbone Pain

The sacrococcygeal joint is the joint in the tailbone formed between the sacrum and the coccyx. Pain here is known as coccydynia. Learn more.

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Treating Piriformis Syndrome Yourself
Can You Treat Piriformis Syndrome Yourself (AKA Deep Gluteal Syndrome or Hip Related Sciatica)

You can treat piriformis syndrome yourself with this specifically designed, scientifically based self help program from Hip Pain Help

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